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TYPECAST
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they typecast ... he / she / it typecasts
Past simple: typecast
Past participle: typecast
-ing form: typecasting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Identify as belonging to a certain type
Example:
Such people can practically be typed
Synonyms:
type; typecast
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "typecast" is one way to...):
identify (consider to be equal or the same)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cast repeatedly in the same kind of role
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "typecast" is one way to...):
cast (select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet)
Domain category:
performing arts (arts or skills that require public performance)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
